Perth Open 2024

The Perth Open Trophy is one of the oldest and most iconic trophies in all of curling. New Format! Triples Curling – a new exhilarating and exciting form of curling: six shots per team, two stones per player each end; rotate positions after every end. Dates: Group Stages take place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March. Top 2 in …

Quick Curling Christmas Bonspiel

At Dewars Centre on Sunday 17th December 2023 12.00 noon onwards 🎄🎄Two games with mince pie and mulled wine in between games.  Hot buffet afterwards. Cost £25 per player.🎄🎄 For more information or to enter a Team, please contact:  Dewars Centre 01738 454700Entries to be in by 1st December 2023 and should be forwarded to Ann-Maree Davidson – AnnMareeDavidson@liveactive.co.uk Rules Games will be 55 minutes. (Everyone plays …

Time Clock Operator Training

At Dewars Centre Wednesday 25th October 18.30-20.30. Fancy the best seat in the house at a curling championship? Fancy learning a skill that can take you to championships around the world? Timing is for you! This course is free. Many championships involve allocated “thinking time” per team, per game. This training course provides an introduction to the responsibilities and ethics …

Try Curling Open Day

At Dewars Centre, Perth, Sunday 8th October 2023, 13.00-16.00 The Open Day is an event where you can come along and have a go at Try Curling. Sessions are an hour long and you will learn the fundamentals and basic techniques of curling. There will also be tactics sessions, delivery sessions including stick delivery, sweeping sessions for those who wish …

Chuck Hay Farmers Bonspiel

THE CHUCK HAY FARMERS’ CURLING BONSPIEL, Dewars Centre, Perth Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th January 2024, Where auld acquaintances will be renewed and new friendships made You are cordially invited to enter a team for this 32 team event consisting of 8 sections of 4 Progressing to a high or low road, three games guaranteed on 24th and 25th with …

Future of Curling in Perth

“The Future of Curling in Perth” – with LAL and Perth Curling 1988. A meeting is scheduled for TUESDAY 25th of April in the Gannochy Suite, Dewars Centre, Perth at 7pm. All interested parties are invited to come along and put forward or listen to ideas on how to secure the future of curling in Perth. David Maclehose (Chairman), David Longmuir (Vice …

Eve calls ‘time’ on elite curling

Back in 2014, Eve Muirhead came along to show off her first Olympic medal to local Perthshire school children. Now, as Europe Champion, Olympic Champion, Worlds Doubles Champion in 2022, she has announced that she is moving on from elite level curling. Huge congratulations to Eve on an absolutely brilliant curling career and all good wishes for ‘whatever comes next’.  …

Perth Masters 2023

It is still the intention of the Perth Masters Committee to run the 2023 event at Dewars Centre, Perth from Wednesday 4th to Saturday 7th January 2023 (please note this is a change from the normal Thursday to Sunday). They have spoken with our main sponsor Mercure Perth Hotel, and they are keen to continue to support us. The event …

Bill Duncan’s services to curling and to charity recognised with MBE

Among the Queen’s Birthday Honours announced during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations was the award of Member of the British Empire to Perth man Bill Duncan. He received the MBE for his services to curling and to charity. Born in 1947 in Perth, Bill attended Caledonian Road school before moving on to Perth Academy, leaving in 1964 to join what was …

Mili Smith steps away from full-time curling

After winning Olympic and European gold medals last season Perth’s Mili Smith has decided to step away from full time curling to focus on teaching as the 24-year-old is about to embark on a Post Graduate Diploma of Education (PGDE) at the University of Dundee in August.   Smith has made this decision after a spectacular season which saw her …

Perth curling development forum at Perth

Scottish Curling and Live Active Leisure are hosting an evening at Dewars Centre open to members of clubs, from Junior, Disability, Gateway and Province clubs, who wish to feed their views into the future of curling in Perth as the sport seeks to recover from the halt of participation caused by the pandemic. Places are limited due to COVID-19 related …

Paul Martin – ice technician

Paul Martin has earned plaudits from around the globe for the quality of his Dewars Centre ice. World, European and national champions have descended on the Fair City venue to compete before leaving with nothing but praise for the facility. That fills Perth-based ice technician Paul (42) with a strong sense of pride. He is responsible for taking care of …